[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 168 (Thursday, October 23, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FINANCIAL CRISIS AND THE ROLE OF FEDERAL REGULATORS; COMMITTEE REPORTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on the 
Financial Crisis and the Role of the Federal Regulators. Testimony was 
heard from Christopher Cox, Chairman, SEC; Alan Greenspan, former 
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and John Snow, 
former Secretary of the Treasury.
  The Committee also approved the following Committee reports: report 
on assertion of executive privilege in response to the Committee's 
subpoena to Stephen Johnson, Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency, and Susan Dudley, Administrator, White House Office of 
Management and Budget; and a report on the activities of the White 
House Office of Political Affairs.
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: On October 22, the 
Committee held a hearing on Credit Rating Agencies and the Financial 
Crisis. Testimony was heard from Christopher Cox, Chairman, SEC; Alan 
Greenspan, former Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System; John Snow, former Secretary of the Treasury.
FINANCIAL SYSTEM--REGULATORY RESTRUCTURING AND REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: On October 21, the Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Regulatory Restructuring and Reform of the Financial 
System.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.